French Literature Reviews - 2026
Survivals and Metamorphoses
History, Politics and Society
Book received, awaiting reviewer for a review in the journal Acta Fabula.
Survivances et métamorphoses
Edited by Hervé Duchêne
Editions universitaires de Dijon (EUD)
Series: Mémoires, discours, images EAD 1865
March 22, 2007
ISBN: 978-2-915552-61-4
303 pages
20.00 €
Publisher's overview:
The purpose of this book is to demonstrate how ancient concepts (such as the Greek city-state) outlive the frameworks that gave birth to them, and conversely, how the term 'Europe', which seems so modern, possesses deep historical roots.
Back cover
The study day held on May 26, 2004, organized by research unit EA 1865 'Mémoire, Discours, Images' and dedicated to 'Survivals and Metamorphoses', took place at a time when questions were being raised about 'Saving Research' and imagining its future within the University of Burgundy. Horresco referens. More modestly, the aim was to revisit a pair of ideas that had strongly inspired the world of classical humanities during the 'Belle Époque' and contributed to bringing scholars of Antiquity closer to their colleagues in anthropology and folklore. A century later, the time had come to put to the test, within the field of studies
This volume originates from a study day held in May 2004, organized by the research unit Mémoire, Discours, Images at the University of Burgundy. The collection revisits a pair of ideas that strongly inspired the world of classical humanities during the Belle Époque, bringing together scholars of Antiquity, anthropology, and folklore. Such intellectual intersections have long characterized European historiography, reflecting how classical scholarship and the human sciences frequently engage with shared methodological frameworks across different historical periods.
Readers interested in the persistence of classical concepts and the history of humanistic inquiry may find this volume relevant. The publication examines how ancient political and cultural notions outlive their original frameworks while tracing the deep historical roots of seemingly modern terms within the broader tradition of European intellectual history.